mawēsa
one’s maternal uncle, one’s mother’s brother, one’s male caregiver or parent, any of one’s mother’s male kin of the same generation. So, the green triangles are the purple square’s mawēsi:
mawēsa
one’s maternal uncle, one’s mother’s brother, one’s male caregiver or parent, any of one’s mother’s male kin of the same generation. So, the green triangles are the purple square’s mawēsi:
mapāra
one’s mother, aunt, foster-mother, one’s mother’s sister, any of one’s mother’s female relatives of the same generation. In the picture below, the purple square’s mapāri are designated by the green circles.
makāe
one’s sister, brother, cousin, sibling or cousin of the opposite gender as oneself. [Plural makāji.]
So, if one is female (purple circle):
then all the green triangles are one’s makāji. Likewise, if one is male (purple triangle):
then all the green circles are one’s makāji.
matiē
one’s sister, brother, cousin, sibling or cousin of the same gender as oneself. [Plural matīji.]
So, if one is female (purple circle):
then all the green circles are one’s matīji. Likewise, if one is male (purple triangle):
then all the green triangles are one’s matīji.
makīri
one’s kin, the people to whom one is related to by matrilineal descent. In the picture below, the two colors are two separate clans, and so two separate sets of makīri.